something about this sticker drew me to it
as a lover of true crime, mysteries, detectives, spies, and heists
i might have a use for this one day
maybe i should put it in my wallet
just in case.
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‘the great advantage about telling the truth is that nobody ever believes it.’
– Dorothy L. Sayers
*Dorothy L. Sayers (1893–1957) was an influential English writer, scholar and poet. She is best known as one of the “Queens of Crime” during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, famous for creating the aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey
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I love the quote! And yes, that sticker might be very useful.
Best wishes, Pete.
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you never know –
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I went right to masked men and shock gloves. 😔
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scary, right?
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Yes!
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Oh yes, put it on your wallet!
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yes –
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Why would anyone need this sticker?
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i guess if you were up to something..
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Lol! Then it’s a dead giveaway
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it is, absolutely
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😛😛😛
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Lovely quote 👍 Yeah, keep it on your wallet!
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i’m on it -)
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Speaking of true crime, I read about and learned for the first time about the Margy Palm story:
https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/2023/9/sympathy-for-the-devil
What an absolutely riveting story. I’m sharing in case you’re not familiar with it.
I learned about it from a random social media post stating Anne Hathaway is adapting it into a miniseries for tv.
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no, it’s new to me, and thanks so much!
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Absolutely riveting story!
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Love it!
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Hah! Forearmed and all that…
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yep –
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Yeah, the Wimsey books are very cool. Read ’em all.
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looking forward to them
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Oh no, not in your wallet … if you turn the sticker/quote over, it says “No, I’m not a Cop; I’m a professional ‘pick-pocket’ …
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so funny
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Sounds fair to me! I could easily see this as a bumper sticker on cars around here. Totally nails the vibe.
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right!
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Oh yes. Do keep that quote, Beth!
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it can come in handy, you never know…
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Guess I’m not awake enough to imagine when or where I might use a sticker like this
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one never knows…)
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Tell me
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right.
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I vote to keep it in the wallet.. no good reason..Just never know when it would come in handy 😆
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thanks, i’m all in with keeping it -)
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😊
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I’ve always found it amusing when criminals ask someone they’ve just met, “Are you a cop?” Like a cop who’s trying to bust them for a crime is going to say, “Why, yes. I AM a cop.”
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it is so very true, but with my love of true crime and sleuthing and being an active activist ,and a sometimes illegal parker, all give me reason to keep that handy. yes, that is so funny that people ask that question, thinking they’ll out themselves, they say no, and then immediately arrest the person who asked. )
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Always handy to have it! :-)
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it certainly can’t hurt )
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Wonder if Dorothy Sayers would also agree that ‘truth is stranger than fiction’!
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Wonder if Dorothy Sayers would also agree that ‘truth is stranger than fiction’!
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she very well might
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I love Mark’s comment. I always smirk when that line comes up in a show or movie…’hey are you a cop?’. Seems so duh. I’d like to think you’d have no need for a ‘you’ve gotta tell me’ sticker, Miss Beth…but maybe you have a secret, nefarious side??? 😜❤️😜
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well, i do like true crime, just not being a part of it –
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🤣❤️🤣
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Funny what kinds of stickers are out there… but you are right, you never know when it can be of support for you.
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that’s right –
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What fun. You should have been a detective. I know you love it. Great sticker. Keep it, you may need it someday, you never know.
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i do love sleuthing, but wouldn’t make a good detective, as i would be too afraid of the criminals, have startle response, don’t want to own a gun, and am non-violent. i like solving the puzzle of a crime and am fascinated by the human story behind it. i do feel like i will need this sticker at some point. plus my other hobby of activism may require this info as well.
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“You have the right to remain silent . . .”
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right…)
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I love all those things too Beth. where can I find a sticker like that?
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i found it in michigan up north, in a small shop. i wonder if you could find one online?
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Oh, this could come in handy, beth.
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you never know –
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👌
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If I was a cop and saw that. I’d be a bit suspicious!
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yes, plus they would never answer if they were
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Based on what happened in Minnesota in June 2025 with a man impersonating a police officer and murdering a state legislator and her husband and wounding another legislator and his wife, this sticker really hits home. Throw in Operation Metro Surge with masked ICE agents in Minnesota and the fatal shootings of two Minnesotans, and this doubly hits home.
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